Gas-holder.



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GAS HOLDER.

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' ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELMER F. MAOKUSIOK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE VIOKERY FOSTER, ,OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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srncirrcarron'rorming part of Letters retest No. 693,292, dated February 11,1902. h pplication filed August 28,1900. Serial No. 2 8,291. (N model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, ELMER F. MAOKUSICK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan,

5 in the county and State of New York, have It also has for its object toprov-ide means for the escape of the gas in case of excessive pressure accumulating in the gas-chamber in the upper part of the water-tank of the holder.

The invention consists of novel features 1 and parts and combinations of thesame, as

will be fully described hereinafter and then I inner surface thereof is arranged an annular pointed'out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings,

2 5 forming a part of this specification,in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is an enlarged plan view of the same with parts in section, Fig. 2 is a trans- 3o verse section of the same, on the line 22 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 3 3 inFig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of part of the partition for forming the vertical channels of 5 the condenser.

tive view of the pipe arrangement for the es cape of the excessive pressure of gas and the water of condensation.

40 In thedrawings, Ais a tank adapted tocon- 1 In the tank A, a suitable distance from the bottom thereof, is arranged an inclined platform or support 0, adapted to support a pinralityof charges of calcium carbidor other Fig. 5'is anunrolled view of a portion of the same, and Fig. 6 is aperspec-- generating substance, thecharges being held on the'platform by the retaining device D. The charges are fed from the inclined guideway E to said plat-form through an upwardlyextending passage F, leading to the top of the tank A at one side thereof and outside of the tank and the bell, said passage being in communication with the interior of the tank, so that it is filled to the same level with water as the tank itself. The inlet to the passage 7 F is controlled by a cut-off valve G, carried by the bell. The lower side of the support O opens into a well H, likewise filled with Water to the level of that in the tank and'arranged on the-outside thereof, and in this well is arranged acarrier inthe form of a basket H, adapted to receive the spent charges fromthe supportO and connected by ropes or chainsi with a Windlass J, so that the spent charges can be raised to the top of the well.

Within the tank Aand concentric with the condensing-ehamber O, forming with the wall of the tank an annular space for the passage of the bell B, the lower end of said. chamber 0 being attached by an annular bracket 0 to the wall of the tank A. (See Fig. 2.) A hollow cover M, having bevel sides N, is secured to the upper end of the condensingchamber 0, so as t'o'form therewith anannu- 1 lar chamber L, into which the gas deflected outward by the cone --shaped deflectorv K passes. :The chamber Qisformed with'vertically-dispos'ed channels P, alternately conf nected with" each other by the' top fand'botfl tom', one channel Pi opening at itsfupper end 1 by a 'port'PHs'ee Figsiland 3) 'i nto"the an- 1 nular chamber L, so that the generatedfgas can pass from'lthis chamber L (into and go a through the severalconnected channels P,

and consequently up and. down'allaroundin the annular chamber '0, exposed to thecoolk v ing action of thewaterin the tank Atoin} f sure a rapidconden'sationof the moisture'in 5 the gas, so that the latter .passesinaperfectly dry state through the open'topof'the,

channel P (see Fig.1) into the bellB to ac-. cu'mulatetherein andtopass from the bell to the channel P arranged between thechan-j froo nels P and P (see Fig. 1,) but not in com-- 7 9 munication therewith. The gasflows' down ward through the channel P' to the lower end thereof, and this lower end connects with av pipe Q, extending first downwardly below the chamber 0 and then forwardly to rise outside of the tank A in one of the corners formed by the tank and the well H, as is plainly shown in Fig. 1, the rising end Q of the pipe Q leading the gas to the burners for consumption. The channels P are formed by partitions arranged at angles to one another, (see Figs. 1 and 4,) V-shaped notches P P being alternately arranged on the upper and lower ends of successive partitions. (See Fig. 5.) The partitions for the top notches P have their lower ends P extended downward beyond the notches P to the bottom of the condensingchamber 0, and these extended ends P have their bottoms cut out to allow the water of condensation from the several channels P to accumulate in the bottom of said chamber 0 and finally flow through the gas-outlet pipe Q, into a drip-pipe Q extending from said pipe Q downwardly and transversely and terminating in a rising end Q discharging into a pail or other receptacle Q set in a recessin the tank below the passage F, as is plainly shown in Fig.2. YVater stands in the chamber 0 up to the bottom of the outlet-pipe Q, and said outlet-pipe is slightlyabove the level of the lower ends of the partitions having the notches P; (See Figs. 3 and 5.) By the arrangement described the lower ends P of the partitions are water-sealed, so that the generated gas has to travel up and down the channels P before escaping through to the channel P into the bell B and without the gas passing directly to the channel P and pipe Q.

In order to maintain an approximately constant water-level in the tank A, the passage F, and the well H, a water-supply pipe R is provided, openinginto the well at one corner thereof, as is plainly shown in Fig. 1, and on the inner end of this water-supply pipe R is arranged a Valve R, controlledby a float R which opens the valve when the water falls and closes the valve when a sufficient quantity of water has been supplied to maintain a normal level in the tank A, the passage F, and the well H.

The internal cover M, previously referred to, for the tank A is made hollow and formed in its bottom with a downwardly-extending tube N opening at its lower end below the top of the cone-shaped deflector K, as plainly indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. Into the cover M extends a pipe S, forming a support for the deflector K and extending downwardly and then to one side and again downwardly and forwardly to the outside of the tank A, finally terminating in an upwardly-extending discharge-pipe S opening into the outer air, said pipe S passing upwardly in the well H, as is plainly shown in Fig. 1. The pipes S S form an escape in case of excessive pressure of gas accumulatingin the annular chamber L, it being understood that by such excessive pressure the water in the tank A is forced downward, and when the pipe N is uncovered the gas can pass through the pipe N into the hollow cover M and then through the pipes S S to the outer air. The principal object of the deflector K is to act as a safety blow-0d in case of excessive pressure, as the gas is positively caused to pass into the cover M and by way of pipe S to the outside. By reference to Figs. 2 and 3 it will be seen-that the top edge of the cone-shaped deflector K extends a suitable distance below the bottom of the cover M, so that when excessive generation of gas forces the water downward in the tank A then a small amount of Water is retained in the deflector K and a portion of said water is forced up through the pipe N into the cover M to finally pass through the pipe S out of the cover, as above explained. Thus by the arrangement described but a small quantity of water can pass through the cover M and pipe S out of the tank in case of excessive pressure, and since the force re quired to cause the water to flow up into the cover decreases, owing to the shape of the deflector, while the pressure on the water in the tank A must necessarily increase to force it out of the bell into the tanlgablow-off through cover M and pipe S takes place before the gas can possibly blow off at the lower end of the bell.

The generator herein shown and described forms no part of the present application, being made the subject of a separate applica tion, Serial No. 51,075, filed March 14, 1901.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim'as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A gas-holder having a gas-bell, a watertank having two concentric chambers into the outer one of which the bell extends, a hollow cover for the inner chamber and opening into the same below the normal water-line thereof, a gas communication between the chainbers and an escape or safety pipe leading from the interior of said cover to the outside, as set forth.-

2. A gas-holder having a gas-bell, a water'- tank having two concentric chambers into the outer one of which the bell extends, ahollow cover for the inner chamber and opening into the same below the normal water-line there of, a gas communication between the chambers, an escape or safetypipeleading from the interior of said cover to the outside, and a cone-shaped deflector below the opening of the said cover, as set forth.

3. A gasholder provided with a water-tank having two concentric chambers, a gas-bell arranged to rise and fall in the outer chamber, a cover for the inner chamber and forming therewith a gas-chamber in the upper part of the same, said cover being independent of the bell, and a condensationchamber arranged between the chambers of the watertank, and having an annularly-arranged circuitous conduit opening at one end into the gas-chamber adjacent to the cover and at its other end into the bell, both the inlet and outlet of the condensing-chamber being at the top of thesame, as set forth.

4. A gas-holder provided with a water-tank having two concentric chambers, a gas-bell arranged to rise and fall in the outer chamber, a cover for the inner chamber and forming therewith a gas-chamber in the upper part of the same, said cover being independent ofthe bell, and a condensation-chamber arranged between the concentric chambers and having an annularly-arranged circuitous conduit opening at one end into the gas-chamber adjacent to the cover, and at its other end into the bell, both the inlet and outlet of the condensing-chamber being at the top of the same, and a discharge-passage between the inlet andoutlet of the conduit and opening at one end into the bell and connecting at its other end with the gas-supply, as set forth.

5. A gas-holder provided with a water-tank having two concentric chambers, a gas-bell arranged to rise and fall in the outer chamber, a cover for the inner chamber and forming in the upper part thereof a gas-chamber, said cover being independent of the bell, and a condensation-chamber arranged between the said concentric chambers and having a circuitous conduit opening at one end into the gas-chamber and at its other end into the bell, said conduit being formed by aseries of vertical channels connected witheach other alternately at top and bottom, as set forth.

- gas-chamber, and at its otherrend into the bell, said conduit being formed by a series of annularlyarranged vertical channels connected with each other alternately at top and bottom, and means for carrying off the water of condensation from the condensation-chamber, as set forth. a v

7. A gas-holder provided with a water-tank having two concentric chambers, a cover for v the inner chamber and forming in the upper part thereof a gas-chamber, a gas-bell arranged to rise and fall in the outer chamber,

and an annular condensing-chamber between the two chambers of the'tank and having acontinuous channel opening at one end into v .the said chamber and'at the other end into said inner chamber a gas-chamber, a gas-bell thebell, said channel being formed by partitions arranged at angles to one another and formed with notches alternately at their upper and lower ends, as set forth.

' 8. A gas-holder provided with a water-tankhaving two concentric chambers, a cover for the inner chamber, said cover having beveled sides and forming in the upper part of the arranged to rise and fall inthe outerchamber, and an annular condensing-chamber provided with a series of vertical partitions ar ranged at angles to one another and formed with notches alternatelyat their upper and lower ends, said partitions forming a continu-.

ous channel which opens at one end into the said gas-chamber and at its other end into the bell, as set forth. 7

9. A gas-holder provided with a water-tank having two concentric chambers, a cover for the inner chamber and forming therewitha gas-chamber, a bell arranged to rise and fall ,in the outer chamber, and an annular condensing-chamber arranged between the said chambers and provided with a series of vertical partitions arranged at angles to one anend with the gas-supply for the burners, as.

set forth. p

10. A gas-holder having a wa ter-tank,a bell, an annular condensation-chamber secured to the tank at the inside and spaced from the wall of the same so as to divide the tank into two portions, and a hollow cover having an inclined side secured to the condensation chamber to close the inner portion of the tank and to form with the said chamber a gas-receiving chamber opening into the same, substantially as shown and described.

11. A gas-holder havinga water-tank,a bell,

an annular condensation-chamber secured to the tank. at the inside and spaced from the wall of the same, a hollow cover having an inclined side secured to the condensationchamber to close the inner portion of the tank and to form with the said chamber a gas-receiving chamber opening into the same, said cover having in its bottom a downwardly-ex-i tending pipe, and an air-pipe leading from the interior of the cover through the said pipe to the outer air as set forth.

12. A gas-holder having a water-tank,a bell, an annular condensation-chamber secured to the tank at the inside and spaced from the wall of'the same, a hollow cover having an inclined side secured to the condensationchamber to close the inner portion'of the tank.

and to form withthe said chamber 'a gas-receiving chamber opening into the same, said cover having in its bottom a downwardly-extending pipe, a cone-shaped deflector below the cover and into which opens the pipe of said cover, and an air-pipe leadingfrom the interior of said coverthrough its pipe to the outer air, as set forth.

13. Agas-holderhavingawater-tank,abell, I an annular condensation-chamber secured to I the tank at the inside and spaced from the I p wall of the same, a hollow cover having an inclined side secured to the condensationouter air, said air-pipe forming a support for 16 chamber to close the innerportion of the tank, the said deflector, as set forth. and to form with the said chamber a gas-re- In testimony whereof I have signed my ceiving chamber opening into the same, said name to this specification in the presence of 5 cover having in its bottom a downwardly-extwo subscribing witnesses.

tending pipe, a cone-shaped deflector below ELMER F. MACKUSIOK. the cover and into which opens the pipe of Witnesses: said cover, and an air-pipe leading from the THEO. G. HOSTER,

interior of said cover through its pipe to thc JNO. M. 11I'ITER. 

